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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
...exalted above us, held so far above the heads of paeons like us that we are "forbidden to look upon his countenance." This is insane.
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Surely the measure is for the security of the performers as much as for the president. What do you think those sharp shooters would do if one of the performers gave Mr Bush a long sideways glance and then moved suddenly? A dead baton thrower would mess up the whole thing, don't you think?
Not insane at all, not for the exhaltation of the president, just a sensible measure to allow the security forces to be able to identify more easily those who mean harm.